Don’t look now, Phillies fans, but Mickey Moniak is tearing it up for the Rockies

Sure, playing in the friendly confines of Coors Field is helping, but the team’s top pick from 2016 is taking advantage of playing in Colorado.

by Ethan Kopelman

Published July 30, 2025, 1:31 p.m. ET

While the Phillies again look for outfield help at the trade deadline, a familiar face is having a career stretch: former first overall pick Mickey Moniak.

In Moniak’s last 30 games with the Colorado Rockies, the outfielder is hitting .324 with nine home runs. His numbers over the last 15 games are even more eye-catching — he’s hitting .352 with a .400 on-base percentage. Overall, Moniak, 27, was slashing .269/.317/.534 with a career-high 16 home runs and 41 RBIs entering Wednesday.

“You know how it goes. This game is a roller coaster,” Moniak said last week on MLB Network’s Intentional Talk. “When you’re up, you’ve got to ride it, you’ve got to enjoy it, but every day is a new challenge.”

Moniak’s stats may be aided by playing in the thin air and ultra-hitter-friendly Coors Field. At 112, Colorado leads all of Major League Baseball in “park factor,” a Statcast metric that weighs the total runs scored in a team’s home games against away games. A score of 100 represents the league average. Moniak’s home/road splits back this up. The outfielder is hitting .317 at Coors Field this season but just .217 on the road in 36 and 38 games, respectively. During his hot streak over the last 30 games, however, he has played only two more at home than on the road.

After being drafted first overall in 2016, Moniak made his major league debut with the Phillies in 2020. Following a strong spring training in 2022, Moniak earned a spot on the opening day roster, but he got hit on the right hand during the last game of spring training.

The injury held Moniak out until late May and signaled the beginning of the end for his tenure with the Phillies. He was traded to the Angels on Aug. 2, 2022, for pitcher Noah Syndergaard, who started Game 5 of the World Series during his only season in Philadelphia.

Moniak got an opportunity to play with the Angels, but he struggled. He slashed .242/.279/.430 across parts of three seasons with the Angels, who released him days before this season. He was picked up by Colorado two days later. The rebuilding Rockies could give Moniak more playing time, and he has taken advantage of the opportunity, especially now that he’s healthy.

“No. 1 was to get healthy,” Moniak said. “I think last year I had a little sprained ankle in the offseason, kind of battled that the whole year going into 2024. So, you know, not using that as an excuse, but it was definitely a challenge that I had to deal with.”

Could Colorado, which has the worst record in the major leagues at 28-79 entering Wednesday, look to move a surging and finally healthy Moniak to a team desperate for outfield help? Perhaps, but don’t expect him to be on the Phillies’ radar.